The Department of Temporal Investigations.

Discussion in 'General Trek Discussion' started by Silversmok3, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. rramarr

    rramarr Commander Red Shirt

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    I agree with NCC-1701.

    Its one thing to investigate the technology and arrest those who are not permitted to conduct that research like stem-cell/cloning research today. You could also arrest due to manipulating a single particle timeline change like in Voyager's "Year of Hell" episodes.

    Its another thing to try arresting after the technology has been invented like NCC-1701 said about the offender "they'd get rid of any such agency first."

    Its too delicate of a subject that we may have already had before, that's before this thread's history was changed in the timeline. Its too elaborate and complex to canonize as an official starfleet department. Besides, who is starfleet to tell someone what to do with their own history if it doesn't have a ripple effect?

    Better off left alone or in non-canonized literature. IMHO.
     
  2. Praetor

    Praetor Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Until they 'fixed' that. :)
     
  3. Cheebo

    Cheebo Captain Captain

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    What if someone went in the past and accidently wiped the existence of the Department of Temporal Investigations? :eek:
     
  4. JoeZhang

    JoeZhang Vice Admiral Admiral

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    SNW had some OK stories but even within the book universe those stories mean nothing. You might as well bring up fan fiction.
     
  5. CaptMurdock

    CaptMurdock Commodore Commodore

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  6. Snaploud

    Snaploud Admiral Admiral

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    They already have the ability to protect their files from changes in the timeline. It wouldn't surprise me if they protected a whole military contingent from temporal changes. They might not yet have the ability to produce such technology, but we know the area around the Guardian of Forever is secure from such changes. [We've also seen several instances of starships being accidentally protected from temporal alterations.]